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Michele Bachmann: People 'Roll The Dice' On Insurance

The Huffington Post | Anna Staver | Posted 03.30.2012

Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-Minn.) said that some uninsured Americans choose "to roll the dice" and not to buy insurance, according to an interview with...

Bachmann Tied Up In Tea Party Lawsuit

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 01.28.2012

Former Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann has been named a witness for the defense in a lawsuit against Tea Party HD, a failed televisio...

Cain To Deliver Tea Party Response To State Of The Union

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 01.19.2012

Herman Cain will deliver the Tea Party's response to President Obama's State of the Union address on Tuesday, January 24. "Herman Cain has been a s...

Bachmann Picks Up Tea Party 'Support,' Not Endorsement

Posted 12.27.2011

Tea Party Express will "support" Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann's campaign for president, the group announced Monday. But that's not a full-fledged e...

Tea Party Attacks Bachmann

Taylors-Wade Hampton Patch | CHris Winston | Posted 12.16.2011

Nearly a month after a SC spokesman for Rep. Michele Bachmann accused Newt Gingrich of trying to buy off the state's Tea Party leaders by bringing the...

WATCH: Bachmann Left Speechless After Encounter With Young Activist

Posted 12.08.2011

Michele Bachmann was left speechless after an awkward encounter with a young activist named Elijah at a South Carolina book signing. As seen in th...

Bachmann China: Overdrive?

Rick Horowitz | Posted 01.16.2012

Rick Horowitz

"China?!!!" Americans with functioning brain cells, watching Saturday's GOP debate. Meanwhile, deep inside Bachmann Central Command, there is turmoil...

Bachmann Accuses Perry Campaign Of Dirty Tricks

Posted 12.29.2011

Michele Bachmann responded to the suggestion by a Tea Party group that she quit the presidential race by accusing Rick Perry of dirty tricks. In an...

Aaron Sankin

'At Least The Tea Party Picks Up Their Own Trash'

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 12.20.2011

On Thursday, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann braved the progressive crowd at San Francisco's Commonwealth Club for a sold-out speech and discussion wit...

Can You Caption This Photo?

Posted 11.20.2011

When it rains, it pours. We know it seems crazy to have two Caption This posts in one day, but when you're handed two amazing photos, you can't just p...

Bachmann Rising, Palin Fading?

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.27.2011

Chris Weigant

The problem for Palin is that both she and Bachmann are favorites of an almost-identical slice of the Republican electorate. Which creates somewhat of a zero-sum game between the two: as one gains support, the other is bound to lose support.

Michele Bachmann: Upping the Political Motherhood Paradigm

Joanne Bamberger | Posted 08.27.2011

Joanne Bamberger

Will Michele Bachmann become the GOP candidate? Not so long ago, I would have said no, but as none of the Republican men-folk seem to be sparking any Barack Obama-like devotion, she may stand a chance.

The Funniest Michele Bachmann Announcement Tweets So Far

Posted 08.27.2011

Michele Bachmann gave everyone on the left, and everyone on the right who actually wants to defeat Obama in 2012, a serious case of the Mondays with h...

Michele Bachmann Announces Presidential Campaign

Posted 08.27.2011

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) is in it to win it in 2012. The conservative congresswoman and Tea Party favorite formally declared her candidacy f...

Tea Party Favorite Plows Into 2012 Bid From Native Iowa

AP | BRIAN BAKST | Posted 08.27.2011

WATERLOO, Iowa — Republican Michele Bachmann officially launched her White House bid on Monday, casting herself as hard-charging conservative ca...

Bachmann Presidential Campaign Tests Tea Party Power Limits

Posted 08.26.2011

(Reuters) - Conservative firebrand Michele Bachmann will test the limits of how far a favorite of the Tea Party movement can go when she formall...

Michele Bachmann: The Next Vice President of the United States? Don't Laugh

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 08.24.2011

Miles Mogulescu

In early 2009, liberals laughed at the likes of John Boehner and Eric Cantor. Less than 2 years later, Republicans took back the House in a landslide. There's no reason this same trend can't also apply to Michele Bachmann.

GOP Presidential Candidates Tout Tea Party Cred, But Strategy Carries Risks

McClatchy | David Lightman | Posted 08.20.2011

The strategy of playing to this sentiment, closely linked to the tea party grassroots conservative movement, also comes with a risk. While wooing cons...

Michele Bachmann: Schools Should Teach Intelligent Design

Posted 08.17.2011

Michele Bachmann expressed skepticism of evolution at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans, Friday. "I support intelligent design," ...

Bachmann's Enhanced Clout Could Pose Problems For GOP Leaders

AP | LAURIE KELLMAN | Posted 08.15.2011

WASHINGTON — Rep. Michele Bachmann's smooth presidential debate performance stands to make her a bigger force in the Republican Party after year...

Michele Bachmann Stresses Eagerness To Take On Both Parties

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 08.14.2011

ST. PAUL, Minn. — One hand clutches a crisply folded U.S. flag with a concealed weapons certification protruding; the other slides discreetly into a...

Thugs, Michele Bachmann, and Amy Myers

Andrew Reinbach | Posted 07.28.2011

Andrew Reinbach

The flood of comments in reaction to Amy Myers, the 16-year-old challenging Rep. Michele Bachmann to a debate, gives some idea of where the country's politics and sense of decency lie.

Bachmann Rocks 'Ruling Class' With Amens From Tea Party Backers

Bloomberg News | Lisa Lerer & John McCormick | Posted 07.09.2011

Long before she entered national politics, Michele Bachmann knew how to steal the show....

Pawlenty Faces Stiff Competition From Bachmann For Tea Party Support

AP | THOMAS BEAUMONT | Posted 06.17.2011

DES MOINES, Iowa — Republican Tim Pawlenty, "T-Paw" to his supporters, has increasingly tied himself to the new crop of grass-roots activists in...

Bachmann Carving Tea Party Role With Dynamic, Take-No-Prisoners Style

Posted 06.13.2011

(Reuters) - In a slow-starting 2012 Republican presidential field that lacks star power, Michele Bachmann is carving out a role as the polarizing Te...